Parents' emotion related beliefs and behaviors and child grade: Associations with children's perceptions of peer competence

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-186

  Wong, Maria S ^a   Diener, Marissa L ^b   Isabella, Russell A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs about emotions; Emotion regulation; Emotional expression; Fathers; Mothers; Negative affect; Peer competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649100622     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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